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MACHINE FOR MAKING IVIOLDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 519,310, dated May 1, 1894. Application tiled August 4, 1893. Serial Nol 482,386. (No model.)

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Beit known that I, LoUrs RIBEREAU Y MAR! TEAUX, a subject of the King of Spain, residing at Havana, Cuba, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Making Molds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrlption of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. My invention relates to a machine for maklng molds of all varieties and its principal objects are to simplify and render more efficient a machine of this character.

It consists of the parts and combination of parts as hereinafter described and particularly claimed. It is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, is a front vieu7 in elevation; Fig.` 2, an opposite rear elevation; Fig. 3, a side elevation; Fig. 4, a plan; Fig. 5,a horizontal section on line 1, 1, of Fig. 1; Fig. 6, a vertical section on line 2, 2, of Figrl; Fig. 7, a horizontal section on line 3, 3, of Fig. l; Fig. 8, a horizontal plan of the ramming device; Figs. 9 and `10, detailsof the rammers; Fig. 11, a top plan of the flask and pivoted supporting platform; Fig. 12, a front view in detail of the matter of Fig. 11; Fig. 13, a longitudinal section on line 4, 4, of Fig. 11; Fig. 14, a transverse section on line 5, 5, of Fig.`11; Fig. 14%, a detail of upper half pattern; Fig. 15, a detail sectional view of one side of theask and its platform, showing the mechanism for locking the same in position and releasing it; Fig. 16,a detailplan ofa mold iiask; Fig. 17, a front view in detail of a carriage carrying a pressure platen and a perfor-ating device for puncturing air holes in the mold; Fig. 18, a similar View with the punctu-ring pins thrownnp; Fig. 19, a bottom plan of the air hole perforating device, and Fig. 20, a detail of one of the spring foot levers; Figs. 21 and 22, details of top part of a flask.

The frame Work of the machine is composed of base A, side slotted standards B,

said journal boxes slide in the slots ofthe standards, extend through the standards and are centrally grooved so as to fit on the edges of the standardson opposite sides of the slot. These journal boxes are secured on opposite sides of the frame to straps d2, to the lower `end of each of which straps is pivoted an arm,d3, of a Weighted lever d4. These Weighted levers d4, used to counterbalance and help raise the table, are secured to the squared ends of a horizontal rotating shaft d5, extending across the machine, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The shaft d5, is supported in brackets d6, rising from the base A. The levers d4, help slide the table D, up and down in the side standards by aid of a foot lever E, connected to` a short rotating horizontal shaft e', supported in brackets e2, rising from the base. This shaft is secured to one of the Weighted levers by a cross arm e3, pivoted at one end to a short pendent arm e4, secured to the outer end of said shaft e', and at its opposite end to a short pendent arm e5, secured to the arm d3, carrying the said Weighted lever."

The table D, is provided on its top surface with a square open frame F, secured at its corners to the table. p

Within the frame F, is placed a plate G, secured to an under plate G', which latter plate is provided Von its under surface with pins z', having notches which are adapted to engage With a spring push bar i2, adapted to be pushed by disk 713, on the outside of the table to release said plate from the table.

On top of the plate G, is placed alower half pattern G2, which is a counterpart of an up-` per half G3, and which may be of any suitable design, so made as` to be lifted in a vertical line, and provided on its under surface with pins g, to t into holes in the plate (G, as well as in holes in the other' half pattern.

The metal frame F, is `provided. with upwardly projecting pins gset in plateswhich are secured to the frame, the purpose of twoj part flask. The part g3, has handles g4, on opposite sides, and perforated lugs g5, on the remaining sides to receive the said up- Wardly projecting pins g2, of the frame F. Holes g, arel formed in the plates holding the pins g2, to receive the pins g?, on an upper flask part g8.

which pins is tosupport a box part g3, of a In order that when the table D, and frame F, are turned over, the flask part g3, shall continue to be held thereto. I provide the table D, with catch pins d4, which enter into holes formed in the opposite sides of the box g3. These catch pins d4, are carried on vertical screw threaded 'rods d5, which work in sleeves a6, connected to tooth racks d'7, placed within the box. The racks d?, are made to move in opposite directions by a small cog d8, placed between them and secured to a shaft di), which extends ont both sides of the box and has on each of its outer ends a finger disk di". Two disks d10, are thus employed in order to operate the catch pins from either side of the box.

In order to adj ust and set the screw rods d5, carrying the catch pins a4, at any height to tit into boxes of various heights, I employ screw caps du, fitted to turn on screw rods d5, and on sleeves as, and after the screw rods are set at the desired height small screws d, in the screw caps are used to prevent the caps from turning by screwing the screws C112, against the sleeve c".

To hold the mold table D, in place when the machine is operated I employ a device shown in Fig. 15, consisting of a flat spring bar H, having one end bolted to a journal box d', sliding in standard B, and its opposi e free end provided with a slot. This spring stands out from the side of the standard sufficiently so that when the box is swung down a pin h', extending from the side of the box will come in contact with the face of the spring and enter the slot in the spring as the table reaches its horizontal position, and thus automatically lock the table in place.

To release the table I employ a lever h2, hung to a post h3, inside the table which post carries a finger disk h5, outside the table. On turning this disk the lever h2, is forced through a slot in one side ofthe table opposite the spring bar I-I, and against the bar so as to push the bar from its engagement with the pin h. A duplicate pin 71.', lever h2, post h3, and disk h5, are put in on the opposite side of the table to hold and release it when the position of the table is reversed.

K, is a ramming device composed of separate rammers l, the preferred form of which is shown in Figs. 9 and 10, hung in a frame composed of slats m, with holes bored through the ladjacent sides of the slats to receive the rammers. The slats are held together by a transverse bolt M, one end of which is screw threaded to receive a thumb nut M. By these means the slats can be loosened so as to release and replace the rammers; and so also to permit the rammers to be adjusted to' such length and height as not to injue the mold pattern when the ramming is done. Thus the rammers directly above the mold may be adjusted so as to not quite strike the pattern while these rammers beyond the mold will be lengthened to strike below and around the surfaces of the pattern. The rammer is slid up and down.

frame K, is hung on a vertical shaft K2, which is reciprocated through a dome K3, by means of a weighted lever K4. The lever K, is hung on horizontal shaft K5, extending transversely across and through the top of the frame work. The horizontal shaft K5, and the vertical shaft carrying the rammer frame are connected by means of two arms K6, and K7, pivoted to each other at their inner ends and respectively to said shafts at their outer ends.

P', P2, are sand holders and screens, respectively provided with finer and coarser wirescreen bottoms p3 and p4, and which screens are hung on the opposite standards so as to be swung over the flask when the sand'is to be deposited therein, and back out of the way when not in use. Fine sand is first sifted into the flask and then a coarser grade, as is usually the practice.

R, is a platen with side lugs fr', to tit into the slots of the side standards B, in which it The object of this platen is to receive and support the flask after the mold has been formed and the mold and mold table reversed, and while the mold is being perforated by venting needles from a carrier below. For the latter purpose the platen R, is perforated with holes to receive tubes r4, through which venting needles are forced.

S, is a frame cast on or otherwise attached to the under surface of the platen R, having separated cross pieces r3, provided with the tubes r4.

T, is a venting pin frame hinged by arms t', to cross rotating shafts t, jou rnaled on the under surface of the platen R, and which frame is lowered and raised to and from said platform, and against the under surface of the frame S, by a lever T3, secured to the end of one of the shafts t2. The shafts t2, are connected at the rear of the frame by a link o, pivoted to the swinging arms t', which arms are providedwith pins o', to slide in grooves formed on the inside of the frame. On the front side of the frame the/end of one of the shafts t2, on which the lever T3, is hung, has

an arm t', pivoted to a plate n', by a pin ft2, which pin slides in a groove on the inside of the frame, and which plate is held in place by lugs n4. On the same side of the frame the end of the opposite shaft is also provided with a pin o', which slides in a groove on the inside of the frame. By the means just described the pin frame is given apositive uniform, even, up and down movement.

The venting pins t4, are secured to the frame T, by being passed through holes t5, formed in the adjacent edges of the slats 15G, and are held in that position by the slats being wedged together by wedge plates T7. When the frame T, is forced up by the lever T3, the venting pins t4, enter the tubes r4, and are carried up through the said tubes through platen R, and through the mold, outside the half pattern.

In order that the venting pins may be adj usted so as not to penetrate the pattern itself and be adapted to conform to the shape IOO of any pattern I arrange them as above de'- scribed, so that each pin may be separately put in its frame between the slats, lowered or raised to its desired position and there fixed by the wedge-plates T7. The platen R, the tube frame S, and ,the pin frame T, being all connected, are raised and lowered in the side standards B, by foot lever V, pivoted to one end of a shaft o', journaled` in brackets 1:2, rising from the bed plate. To the opposite end of the shaft u', is secured jointed arm ojpivoted to a pin fr, on the inner side of lug r', of the platen R, see Figs. l and 6. Pivoted to the same pin is a jointed arm 04, secured to the end of a cross rotating shaft v5, journaled in brackets rising from the bed plate. To the opposite end of `shaft @5, is securedwa weighted lever o6, having a jointed arm fu', extending and connected to the inner s1de`of an opposite lug/r', of platen R, the purpose of said weighted leverv being to counterbalance the weight of the platen and other frames S, andT, and to assist in raising the same.

The foot lever E and V, shown in detail inA ledge w3, to engage with the teeth of the segments, to holdthe levers and the parts moved -thereby in place when pressure on the levers 1s removed. The segments at their upper ends extend on one side above their support-` lng pin w', forming projections 104. The foot piece turns on pin w', and when so turned the toe of the foot lever forces the segments out of engagement with the ledge w3, and the segments are forced downward as the pressure continues. A separate plate w, secured within the bed frame is adapted to bear upon each separate segment. The object of this ar` rangement is, when the foot pressure is relieved,`to throw each of the toothed segments in engagement with the ledgews, of the plate wz, and three segments and three separate springs are employed to insure the safe locking of the levers, as `in event of any one of the segments failing to catch or hold on, the

` weight will be held by the others.

. juring the patterns.

The operation of the machine is as followsz-One `or more half patterns of any design are placed inside the hollow square frame F, and screwed on plate G, of table D. Then the lower half fiask is placed around such tern.' Then the table is reversed and the between the table and the platen.

screen boxes filled with green sand. Sand from the line screen is first sit'ted in, then the "flask filled up with coarse sand from the other screen. The sand is then tamped by reciproeating the ram mer frame by means of the handle attached to the weighted lever secured to the rammer frame shaft. The table D, is then reversed and the platen R, and venting frame forced up by a foot lever until the platen meets the under surface of the table. The venting pin frame is then forced up by lever T3, and the venting pins made to penetrate the mold,A and then withdrawn by a reverse movement of thev lever. The plate on which the pattern has been fixed and which is now on thefunder side of the table is released by pushing in the central push-rod whereupon such a plate falls and rests upon the flask. The flask is then released and removed from the table with the plate as its top. I then loosen the plate from the flask by lightly striking the holding pins on the plate and remove the same. I then place the-upper half pattern G3, on the lower already completed, and the upper half of flask on the lower half thereof. Then a little dry sand is dropped in the box so as to prevent the two half molds from sticking together` when subsequently separated, and the top halt pattern is then molded in sand with hand in the usual way. This operation by hand is only followedl atthe outset of the process for the purpose of providing a second plate to be placed in the table with an upper half pattern to correspond exactly in position thereon with its counter-part lower half pattern, and fromtwhich all subsequent upper half patterns are -molded. `To eect this I first provide the under plain surface of the upper half pattern G3, with small upwardly projecting pins g, "for the purpose of marking on the second plate to be put in the mold table D, the position on that'plate where the top half pattern must be secured; Proceed-` ing with the operation, I now remove the upper halfg8 of the flask, together with the upper half pattern, from the lower half flask, and place it on the platen R, with pins gli, of upper `half pattern pointing upward.

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Then I put the second plain surface plate, of

the same size as the first plate, inside the square open frame F, of the table. Then I move the table down so that the side pins g7, on the sides of the upper Hask g8, engage4 with the holes g, in the plates in theframe F, to hold the upper half iiask in position When the table is thus moved down then the said pins enter the surface of the descending plate and thus mark thereon the positionwhere the upper half pattern is to be subsequently secured. When the marking is thus done the said plate is released from the table by pushing in the central push rod above described, and the table moved up out ofthe Way. Then the upper liask and the plate are removed from the platen R, and the uplper half pattern removed from the upper h'alf ask and screwed to the plate in the posltion before in'dicated by the pnnctured marks. I then remove the lower half pattern from the lower half flask and screw it to the first plate in the same position it first occupied. I now have opposite plates provlded with exactly counterpart half patterns, .from which any number of molds may be successively made by my machine by the operation already described. In changing the patterns the same operation mustbe followed.

Although I have described my machine as operated by'hand and foot power yet any desired power may be employed to operate the same.

The shape ot' the tampers Z, and the form and arrangement of a number of parts of my machine can be changed, and obvious mechanical equivalents adopted without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a mold making machine, the combination with a supporting frame of a detachable, reversible, and sliding table on which the molding is done, and a vertically reciprocating camping frame provided with adjustable rammers, adapted to ram the sand around a pattern placed within a half flask on said table, substantially as described.

2. In a mold making machine, the combiv nation with a suitable supporting frame, of a detachable, reversible, vertically reciprocating mold table, a vertically reciprocating tamping frame provided with adjustable rammers, a vertically reciprocating platen below said mold table, and a frame attached to said platen provided with venting pins, said platen perforated to permit said pins to be forced through the same into the mold, and means for operating said several parts, substantially as described.

3. In a mold making machine, a detachable, reversible, vertically reciprocating mold table, provided with a square open detachable frame F, a plate G, placed within said frame on which is secured a half pattern, an under plate G', to which the former plate is secured, the plate G', provided on its under surface with notched pins, and a spring push bar adapted to release said plate, substantially as described.

4. The tampin g frame K, composed of sepa rate slats and a screw bolt to hold said slats together, in combination with separate, independent adjustable rammers, held in position by said slats, substantially as described.

5. In combination with a platen, a frame secured to the under surface of said platen s .and provided with tubes extending through said platen, a venting pin frame pivoted to said platen, a lever for raising the said connested platen tube frame and pin frame, to-

gether,and a separate lever connected to said y said pins may be adjusted and set, substan tially as and for the purpose described.

7. The combination of the table, the platen beneath the said table, the vent frame and pins beneath the said platen, the foot levers connected with and operating the table, platen and venting frame and pins, said levers composed of segmental toothed plates, the foot piece, an open plate on the base provided with a projecting ledge to engage with each plate, and a spring plate for each segment, substantially as and for the .purpose described.

8. The combination of the two flask halves parts g3 and g8, the pattern half G2, pattern half G3, provided with pins gn, the table D, and the plates G and G', substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. The mold table D, provided with the vertically adjustable catch pins 0.4, for holding a half flask to the table, in combination with racks and a pinion and finger shaft, for moving said pins laterally to lock the flask, and a screw and screw cap for adjusting the said pins vertically and sleeves in which said pins are adjusted, substantially as described.

10. In combination with a mold table D, provided on its top surface with an open frame F, a plate G, within said frame, a half pattern provided with pins to enter said plate, an under plate G', secured to plate G, and provided on its under surface with notched pins vl, and a spring push bar i2/i3, adapted to engage with said notched pins, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS RIBEREAU Y MARTEAUX.

Witnesses:

Jos. H. BLAcKwooD, WALTER O. BLAoKWooD.

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